Child Drowned In Pool: Wilmington Woman Released From Will County Jail

WILMINGTON, IL — Five months after a 3-year-old child drowned in a backyard swimming pool over at the Deer Ridge subdivision, the Wilmington Police Department has brought four criminal charges against 36-year-old Wilmington resident Jolene Trost. The criminal complaint was filed Tuesday at the Will County Courthouse.

Wilmington police arrested Trost and brought her to the Will County Jail around 6:50 p.m. She was due to appear before a judge on Wednesday. Will County Jail records indicate that Trost got let out of the jail facility at 95 South Chicago Street at 4:25 p.m. She spent 22 hours in custody.

Trost is charged with four counts of endangering the life or health of a child. On May 15, the complaint alleges, Trost "failed to adequately supervise K.V., and said lack of supervision was a proximate cause of the death of K.V."

By Tuesday night, Wilmington police issued a news release saying that Trost has been booked into the Will County Jail, and she will remain in custody until released by one of the Will County judges.

On May 15, Patch reported that the 3-year-old boy who was found unresponsive in a swimming pool in the Wilmington/Braidwood area died after being rushed to St. Joe's hospital. At the time, Wilmington police issued a Facebook bulletin, saying that at 11:36 a.m., officers were sent to the Deer Ridge subdivision for a child who fell into the pool.

Someone at the property was already performing CPR when the police arrived. Officers from both Braidwood and Wilmington responded to the crisis, and the Braidwood Fire Department sent an ambulance, according to police. The child was rushed to St. Joe's in Joliet, where he died, Wilmington police said.

A Wilmington police official told Patch that the boy did not live at the home. Will County Coroner Laurie Summers' office said the child was a resident of Custer Park.